Jobyfox

So not the Messiah we were hoping for then

Finally a signing we can all get excited about

I wish I could bake a cake full of rainbows and smiles and we could all just eat and be happy

He’s probably been our best CB so far this season as well

I suppose there is that. Shame we can’t just terminate him if that is the case

Does he live next door to Julian Joachim though?

Ok - that’s much more measured

If he stays we need to use him. The bar is whether he’s better than Souttar. I’d even consider whether he’s better than Luke Thomas at LB. If he can’t meet that low bar then surely his next step should be to retire from professional football.

I like the optimism, but as I’m old and battered from 40 years of watching LCFC I’ll wait to see where he is after 10 games rather than 2

Probably because we’ve generally then gone to somebody like BDCR who isn’t a striker. At least with this guy and Riis we can hopefully move away from playing the likes of BDCR (and previously Ayew) out of position. I’d rather have a proper striker making the right runs and being available even if he’s not yet getting the numbers in terms of goals and assists. I just pray they stay fit.

I think it says all we need to know about our recruitment when a Championship level journeyman forward instantly looks better than those recruited for millions in the Premier League

I had a season ticket for years but gave it up after our relegation from the Prem under Rodgers & Co. My logic was that I’d supported them through Pleat, Taylor, Holloway and then Pearson and Ranieri. It felt that I needed to get off the rollercoaster at that point and let other people deal with the highs and lows. The problem I have and this might sound a bit sad, but it can actually make me ill. I’ve not been able to engage too much after Maresca because it makes me so angry and drags my mood down to the point of depression. I can’t engage with it anymore for my own self preservation. I think what we all need is “hope”. That won’t come until Top sells the club to, hopefully, an owner up for a challenge. Until that point I can’t allow myself to care too much because the trajectory of the club is all too predictable and I have no control. If there was any positive action I could get involved with, that I thought would make a difference, I’d do it. At the moment going down to the stadium and jumping up and down and shouting with anger - or passively supporting the club in the stands - seem equally pointless. I wouldn’t criticise either approach because the supporters are not the problem

I think it was Harry Winks who played for Tottenham in the Champions League Final, which I guess still makes your point

Well he is very limited. The only thing he was useful for was his versatility in that he could play at RB and CB. But he didn’t excel anywhere

Charlton boss Nathan Jones told the club's website, external: "He's a player with wonderful experience, with wonderful quality. He's a real marquee signing for us."